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MERRILL.
17. JOHN BADGER MERRILL, son of Philip D., b. in Atkinson, May 4, 1846. m. June 12, 1869, Sarah Alzena, dau. of Charles Merrill, b. in Methuen. Mass., July, 1848, d. in L. Jan. 14, 1897, Free Baptist. Ile was educated in Atkinson Academy, and was ordained as a Free Bap- tist clergyman in Kingston, May, 1869. He has been located as pas- tor in South Kingston, 1886 to 70; Candia, 1871 to 3 ; Newfield, Me., 1873 to 5 ; Hampton, 1885 to 8; Epsom, 1888 to 1891; L., from 1891 to 1899. He now res. at Amesbury, Mass. He was engaged in evan- gelistic work in Me., from 1875 to 83. He was Assistant P. M. in Atkinson from 1860 to 65 ; P. M. Old Orchard, Me., 1880 to 84. Pro- hibition. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge. I. O. O. F.
Ch., -
i. AGNES ISABEL, b. Haverhill, Mass., April 21, 1870. m. Nov. 30, 1888, Irvin E. Leavitt, farmer. res. Ilampton.
ii. ADDIE MAY, b. Newfield, Me., Dec. 17, 1874. unm.
MERRILL.
18. GEORGE HIBBARD MERRILL, son of Edson E., b. in Landaff, Jan. 10, 1848. m. Nov. 1872, Nellie Maria, dau. of Joshua Perkins Morse (See), b. in Easton, June 30, 1852, Episcopal. He has res. in L. since 1877. Machinist and repairer. Democrat. I. O. O.F. Ch., -
i. HARRY ARTHUR, b. Easton, Oct. 10, 1873. Book-keeper. unm. res. L.
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MERRILL.
19. FLETCHER DUNBAR MERRILL, son of Jeremiah, b. in Landaff, May 5, 1848. m. April 8, 1870, Elizabeth Diantha, dan. of Gideon D. Huntoon, b. in L. Dec. 8, 18544, Cong. He has res. in L. since 1887. Painter. Democrat. Cong.
Ch., -
i. SOLON LAWRENCE, b. Landaff, May 14, 1873. unm. res. L.
ii. SADIE LILLIAN, b. Lebanon, Oct. 19, 1875. unm. res. L. Cong.
MESERVE.
The name is spelled in various ways, the most common being : Meserve, Messerve, Meservey, Messervey. It was originally pro- nouneed Mes-ser-vy. The family is of French-Huguenot extraction, and settled in the Isle of Jersey.
1. CLEMENT MESERVE, the ancester of the Meserves in this country, came from the Isle of Jersey, and res. in Portsmouth with his family as early as 1670. Taxed there 1673, and subscribed to oath of alle- giance 1685. He m. Elizabeth -. Probably six ch. He d. before 1721.
2. DANIEL MESERVE, son of Clement 1. m. Deborah Otis. He had a grant of land from Dover in 1701. In 1725 he purchased 30 acres of land of the Starbirds in that part of Dover near Madbury. Seven ch. He d. before Jan. 30, 1756.
3. DANIEL MESERVE, son of Daniel 2. m. Abigail -. Six ch., Jonathan 4 being the fourth. He d. before Nov. 6, 1783.
4. JONATHAN MESERVE, son of Daniel 3, b. in Dover, March 4, 1738. m. Mary Davis. He was a Capt. in the British army in Colonial times. When the Rev. War commenced he revolted and joined the patriots, for which he was persecuted by the Tories. He res. in Madbury, Chairman of Board of Selectmen, and expended most of his means and energy for the cause. He was a cousin of George, the stamp officer, and in a conversation with him, in which he expressed indigna- tion at the act, George said, " If the Colonies do not swallow it, a stand- ing army will be sent, and they will be obliged to." Jonathan replied, " Cousin George, we will choke at it." The close of the war left him without means, and with other members of the family he emigrated to the wilderness of Jackson in 1790, and bought the south half of Grid- ley's Location, paying for it with an old sloop, their only remaining property. Seven ch.
5. JONATHAN MESERVE, son of Jonathan 4, b. March 2, 1772. m. March 31, 1797, Alice, dau. of John Pendexter, b. Aug. 28, 1776, d. in Jackson, April 19, 1872. lle res. in Jackson nearly all his life, where he d., Sept. 2, 1849. Col. in militia.
6. GEORGE PENDEXTER MESERVE, son of Jonathan 5, b. in Jackson, April 11, 1798. m. Harriet, dau. of Richard Eastman, b. April 19, 1803,
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d. in Jackson, April 19, 1893. He filled the various grades in militia times, and was Maj .- Gen. of the militia when 26 years old. Sheriff of Coos Co., and first Rep. sent alone from Jackson. Surveyor, and one of the original owners of Thompson & Meserve's purchase. d. in Jack- son, Sept. 19, 1884. Nine ch.
7. HATTIE DOUGLAS MESERVE, dau. of George Pendexter 6. m. George Clarence Furber (See).
METCALF.
1. MICHAEL METCALF, son of Rev. Leonard Metcalf, of Norwich, Eng., b. 1585 ; with his wife and nine children came to America, 1637, and was admitted freeman at Dedham, Mass., July 14 of that year. He d. Dec. 24, 1664.
2. MICHAEL METCALF, son of Michael 1, b. Aug. 20, 1620, came with the family, 1637, and settled at Dedham. He m. April 12, 1644, Mary Fairbank, dau. of John Fairbank, Sr. He d. May 27, 1654.
3. ELEAZER METCALF, son of Michael2, b. in Dedham, March 2. 1653. m. April 9, 1684, Meletiah Fisher, dau. of Samuel Fisher of Dedham. He lived in Wrentham, Mass., where he d., Aug. 17, 1742. They had eight ch.
4. MICHAEL METCALF, son of Eleazer 3, b. Jan. 25, 1687. m. Dec. 23, 1712, Abia Colburn, b. Sept. 27, 1694, dau. of Samuel and Mercy Colburn, of Dedham. IIe lived in a part of Wrentham subsequently included in Franklin. He d. Ang. 17, 1742.
5. SAMUEL METCALF, son of Michael 4, lived in Wrentham, and by a change in town lines in Franklin. He was a lieutenant in the Revolu- tion. He m. Lois Kingsbury, dau. of Stephen and Silas Partridge Kings- bury, of Franklin. Late in life he removed with his sons to Croydon, N. H.
6. OBED METCALF, son of Samuel 5, b. in Franklin, Mass., about 1760, was taxed in Framingham for the year 1787, during that or the following year he removed to Croydon. He was a soldier in the Revo- lution. He m. Feb. 4, 1790, Abigail Park, b. 1763, dau. of Gideon and Hannah (Fuller) Park.
7. JOSEPH PARK METCALF, son of Obed 6, b. in Croydon, Nov. 24, 1798. m. April 21, 1840, Lucy Gould, of Newport. He removed to Acworth, where he d., Dec. 17, 1868.
8. HENRY H. METCALF, son of Joseph P.7, b. in Newport, April 7, 1841. m. Dec. 18, 1869, Mary J., dau. of William Jackson (See). b. in Barnet, Vt., July 14, 1844. He res. in L. in 1867 and 8, and from 1872 to 4. Member Board of Education, Union District, 1873. He received a common school and academic education, and grad. from the Ann Arbor (Mich.) Law School in 1865; studied with Hon. Edmund Burke of Newport, and was admitted to the Bar of Sullivan Co. at the Sept. term, 1866. IIe continued with Mr. Burke until the following
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year, when Chester E. Carey founded the " White Mountain Republic," now merged in the " Republic Journal " of this town. Mr. Metcalf was engaged as editor, and labored zealously for about a year in build- ing up that paper. In 1868 he went to Concord and became editor of the " People and Patriot." In 1872 he purchased the " Republic " of Mr. Carey, and was sole proprietor until April 30, 1874, when he sold to George C. Furber. Ile then established the Dover " Press," which he conducted several years. Since then he has been engaged a large portion of the time in editorial work on the " People and Patriot " and "' Manchester Union." The " Granite Monthly Magazine " was owned by him and successfully managed several years. Lecturer State Grange Patrons of Husbandry. President Democratic State Convention, 1900. (L. Cen., pp. 116-17, note.) Ch., -
i. HARRY BINGHAM, h Concord, Jan. 25, 1871. Journalist. Editor of " People and Patriot." res. Concord. unni.
ii. EDMUND BURKE, b. L. July 7, 1872. m. Nov. 1893, Elizabeth Ahern. Printer. res. Concord.
iii. LAURA PRUCIA, b. L. Feb. 4, 1874. m. Dec. 1896, Harlan C. Pearson, editor. res. Concord.
MILLEN. McMILLEN.
1. DANIEL McMILLEN, b. about 1738, res. in New Boston. He was a soldier in the Revolution, and was with the army at West Point at the time Arnold deserted and Major Andre was arrested and executed. He m. his cousin, Mary McMillen, dau. of John McMillen, of New Bos- ton. Of his ten children, Ananias lived a few years in this town, John lived in Washington, Sally m. Ziba Wright (See), and David is named in the following register. Since the first decade of the century the family has written the name Millen.
2. DAVID MILLEN, b. in New Boston, 1781, came to this town abont 1800. He m. Jan. 5, 1804, Melinda Worden, b. in Chesterfield, 1783, dau. of Nathan Worden. Farmer. He d. L. Oct. 6, 1825. She d. March 26, 1833.
Ch., b. in L., -
i. MELINDA, b. in 1804. m. Richard F. Rowell, physician. res. Water- ford, Vt.
3. ii. DAVID, b. April 30, 1806.
iii. PRUDENCE, b. Jan. 5, 1808. m. Mason Aldrich (See). iv. DANIEL, b. 1809. m. - Stone. Mechanic. He d. N. Y. City, 1864.
v. NATHAN W., b. 1810. m. Caroline Pike. Farmer. Capt. 11th Co. 32d Regt. N. H. Militia, 1837. He d. Waterford, Vt., 1879. She d. about 1892.
vi. NELSON, b. 1812. m. Rhoda Pike. Mechanic.
She res. L.
vii. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, b. Nov. 29, 1813.
viii. CAROLINE, b. April, 1816, d. L. Sept. 18, 1825. ix. Lucius, b. Nov. 1818, d. L. Sept. 5, 1820.
X. ERIxINE, b. Aug. 1820, d. Aug. 5, 1822.
3. DAVID MILLEN, son of David 2, b. in L. April 30, 1806. m. Dec. 9, 1830, Jane A., dau. of Jared Aldrich 6 (See), b. in Lisbon, June 22, 1810, d. in L. Dec. 13, 1891, Methodist. He res. in L. all his life. Farmer. Methodist. Democrat. d. in L. Jan. 25, 1893.
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Ch., b. in L., -
i. PHEBE JANE, b. Aug. 14, 1832, d. L. Nov. 29, 1842.
5. ii. HIRAM HOLLON, b. March 20, 1839.
6. iii. CHIARLES WATSON, b. April 21, 1844.
iv. ADDIE J., b. Sept. 3, 1850. m. George G. Corey (See).
4. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON MILLEN, son of David 2, b. in L. Nov. 29, 1813. m. Dec. 23, 1842, Betsey Crooks, dan. of Simeon Dodge 1 (See), b. in L. Jan. 20, 1820, Cong. He res. in L. until he d., Dec. 4, 1898. Mechanie and farmer. Cong. Republican.
Ch., b. in L., -
i. MARY KATHLEEN, b. June 29, 1844, d. L. May 16, 1846.
ii. ELLEN JOSEPHINE, b. Aug. 10, 1845. m. first, Robert C. Whiting (See). m, second, Loren J. Austin (See).
iii. MARTHA LUELLA, b. Nov. 16, 1847, d. L. Aug. 1849.
iv. CELIA LUZELLA, b. Aug. 20, 1850, d. L. Nov. 8, 1854.
V. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, b. Nov. 27, 1853. in. first, Nov. 26, 1888, Martha Alice Dexter. Mechanic. She d. Lisbon, Nov. 1889. m. second, July 25, 1891, Julia Gleason.
5. HIRAM HOLLON MILLEN, son of David 3, b. in L. March 20, 1839. m. first, Feb. 20, 1862, Laura Ann, dau. of Charles Closson (See), b. in Burke, Vt., Dec. 10, 1833, d. in L. Nov. 9, 1890, Methodist. m. second, Dee. 14, 1893, Josie, dan. of Albert Carpenter (See), b. in L. Jan. 17, 1858: He has res. in L. all his life. Farmer. Democrat. Ch., by w. Laura, b. in L., -
i. GEORGE BURTON, b. April 10, 1864. m. Sept. 15, 1886, Minnie S. Bil- lings. Engineer. res. Methuen, Mass.
ii. HARRY EUGENE, h July 4, 1868. Meat-cutter. res. Boston, Mass.
iii. INFANT DAUGHTER, b. Feb. 2, 1870, d. L. Feb. 2, 1870.
iv. FRED W., b. Jan. 11, 1871. Farmer. res. L.
v. INFANT SON, b. Nov. 26, 1874, d. L. July 9, 1875.
6. CHARLES WATSON MILLEN, son of David 3, b. in L. April 21, 1844. m. March 26, 1868, Clara Adelaide, dau. of Ebenezer E. Bailey, b. in Claremont, Nov. 4, 1847. He res. in L. from birth to 1864. He was educated in the district schools of L., the Vt. Conference Seminary ; commeneed the study of theology in Sept. 1864, in the Methodist General Biblical Institute at Concord, from which he grad. in June, 1867. He was ordained Deacon in the Methodist church in 1867, and Elder in 1869. His pastorates were : Laconia, 1866 to 7 ; Exeter, 1867; Claremont, 1867 to 8; Newport, 1868 to 70 ; Tilton, 1870 to 2; Dover, 1872 to 4; Suncook, 1874 to 5; Haverhill, Mass., 1875 to 7. In 1877 he was transferred to the N. Y. East Conference, and was pastor in Brooklyn and Southampton, L. I., for many years. From Dec. 1, 1884 to April 1, 1885, he supplied the Cong. pulpit in L. Since 1887 he has been a merchant in Alexandria, Va. His published works comprise a large number of sermons and addresses, and a book entitled " Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silver," pub. by the Methodist Pub, House, N. Y. In 1873-4-5 he was editor of the " Prohibition Herald," and in 1881 was for some months associate editor of " The Missionary Tidings." He was a member of the Board of Directors, and Secretary of the N. H. Orphans' Home, from its organization until 1877.
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i. FRANK L., b. Newport, May 3, 1869. m. Annie Blauvelt. Merchant res. Brooklyn, N. Y.
ii. CARL E., b. Tilton, June 30, 1871. Merchant. res. Brooklyn, N. Y.
iii. RALPH W., b. Dover, Sept. 22, 1873. Merchant. res. Alexandria, Va. iv. RUTH AGNES, b. Haverhill, Mass., Jan. 3, 1876, d. July 5, 1876.
V. HENRY C., b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 6, 1878. res. Alexandria, Va.
vi. ESTHER GAY, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 25, 1881, d. Sept. 19, 1882.
vii. GEORGE B., b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 14, 1886. res. Alexandria, Va.
viii. CLARA E., b. Brooklyn, N. Y., June 16, 1889. res. Alexandria, Va.
MILLER.
1. ANDERSON MILLER, son of David, b. in Ryegate, Vt., June 28, 1826. m. Jan. 23, 1850, Amanda S., dan. of Kimball Page, b. in Rye- gate, Vt., May 8, 1826, d. in L. Jan. 24, 1881. He res. in L. from 1853 until he d., June 5, 1894. Millwright. Democrat. A. F. and A. M. No ch.
2. JOHN A. MILLER, son of John A., and nephew of Anderson 1, b. in Newbury, Vt., Dec. 28, 1845. m. July 4, 1878, Elizabeth, dau. of John Salmon, b. in Glover, Vt., Aug. 21, 1853, Presbyterian. He has res. in L. since 1893. Carpenter. Democrat. Co. K, 57th Mass. Inf. Private. G. A. R. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge. St. Gerard Com., K. T. No ch.
MILLIKEN.
1. CHARLES EDWARD MILLIKEN, son of Cyrus and Mary (Smithi) Milliken, b. in Fitzwilliam, Feb. 5, 1830. m. first, June 18, 1861, Sarah Woodbury, dau. of Jesse Duncklee, b. in Manchester, Aug. 20, 1838, d. in L. Dec. 3, 1875, Cong. m. second, July 9, 1877, Mary Frances, dan. of Henry C. Redington (See), b. in L. Dec. 1, 1852, d. in Maynard, Mass., Jan. 12, 1882, Cong. m. third, Aug. 20, 1888, Ellen Augusta, dau. of Allen Folger, b. in Gardner, Mass., July 1, 1851, d. in Swanzey, Feb. 12. 1893, Cong. He res. in L. from 1860 to 1879. He was educated in Kimball Union Academy, Dart. Coll. 1857, and Andover Theological Seminary, from which he grad. 1860. He was ordained a Cong. minister in L. Sept. 28, 1860, and served as pastor of the Cong. church of L. from that date to Dec. 31, 1878. His sub- sequent pastorates were : Maynard, Mass., 1879 to 82; Penacook, 1884 to 91; Swanzey. 1891 until he d., June 16, 1896. Republican. Prest. Board of Education, Union District, 1868 to 74 inc., and member to 77 inc.
Ch., by w. Sarah, b. in L., -
i. CHARLES DUNCKLEE, b. Oct. 12, 1863. Clergyman. res. Sonoma, Cal. Grad. Dart. Coll., 1887.
ii. ADDIE MARIA, b. Oct. 12, 1863, d. March 8, 1882.
Ch., by w. Mary, -
iii. EDWARD REDINGTON, b. Maynard, Mass., Dec. 9, 1881. res. L.
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MILLS.
1. ABRAHAM MILLS, h. in Canada in 1818. pub. Nov. 20, 1849, Abigail, dau. of Amos Hubbard (See), b. in L. Aug. 4, 1817, d. in L. Aug. 23, 1887. He res. in L. from 1841 until he d., Jan. 3, 1889. Farmer. Democrat.
Ch., b. in L., -
i. WESLEY J., b. March, 1851, d. L. Feb. 25, 1865.
ii. ABBIE J., b. 1854, d. L. Feb. 3, 1865.
iii. ALICE M., b. Jan. 8, 1859. m. Henry Francis Langdon (See).
MILLS.
2. GEORGE MILLS, son of Hamilton A., b. in Fitchburg, Mass., July 13, 1867. m. Sept. 23, 1889, Carrie Susan, dan. of George W. Morse (See), b. in L. May 4, 1872, Episcopal. He has res. in L. since 1879. Laborer. Democrat. No ch.
MINARD.
1. BURTON MINARD, son of Louis and Jane (Sanders), b. in Har- mony, N. S., June 21, 1844. m. first. Oct. 5, 1876, Emma Jane, dau. of Gilman K. Morrison (See), b. in Bethlehem, Sept. 1, 1850, d. in Bethlehem. Nov. 13, 1879. m. second, Dec. 29, 1881. Emma E., dan. of George Milbury, b. in Wieklow, N. B., Dec. 31, 1852. He res. in L. from Dec. 27, 1873, to July 2, 1874, and from May 1, 1878, to Oct. 30, 1879. He studied three years in New Hampton Institution. and commeneed a two years' course in Bates Coll. He grad. from Bates Theological Seminary in 1883. He was licensed to preach as a Free Baptist minister by Rev. J. McLeod, pastor of the church in Frederic- ton, N. B., Oct. 30. 1866, by the Yarmouth and Shelburn Quarterly Meeting at Tusket Village, N. S., Ang. 17, 1867, and was ordained in Harmony, his native place, Oct. 3, 1868. His first pastorate was Can- ning, N. S. While studying he supplied several churches in N. H. and Me., and afterwards held pastorates in Littleton, South Boston, Mass .. Halifax, N. S., Gardiner, and Houlton, Me. He now res. in Lewiston, Me., and is engaged in evangelistic work. (Free Baptist Cyclopædia, p. 411.)
Ch., by w. Emma Jane, -
i. GEORGE C., b. South Boston, Mass., Oct. 29, 1877. res. Lewiston, Me. ii. EMMA J., b. L. Oct. 14, 1878. res. L.
Ch., by w. Emma E., -
iii. NELLIE E., b. Wicklow, N. B., March 7, 1883.
iv. FLORENCE H., b. Houlton, Me., Dec. 3, 1886.
MINER.
1. THOMAS MINER, b. in Stonington, Conn., Jan. 14, 1735. m. in Stonington, Feb. 10, 1757, Desire Dennison, dau. of Avery Dennison. He lived a few years in Groton, Conn., and settled in Woodstock, Vt., 1772, and two years later removed to Maidstone, Vt. On account of Indian alarms, he removed for safety to Haverhill in 1776 and settled
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in this town in 1786. While at Haverhill, in 1776, he served as a scout, and his report appears in N. H. State Papers, Vol. XVII., p. 69. He was in service in Capt. Josiah Russell's Co. of Rangers from Oct. 12 to Dec. 1, 1776, and in Col. Jonathan Chase's regiment in 1777. He was a selectman, 1788-9, moderator, 1788 and 1792. Farmer. Federalist. Hle removed from town 1805, and d. in Lyman, May 13, 1810.
Ch., -
i. WILLIAM, b. Groton, Conn., Feb. 24, 1759.
2. ii. THOMAS, b. Groton, Conn., 1761.
iii. THANKFUL, b. Groton, Conn., 1762.
3. iv. ISAAC, b. Groton, Conn., June 17, 1764. AVERY DENNISON, b. Groton, Conn. d. Bloomfield, N. Y.
vi. DESIRE, b. Woodstock, Vt. m. Sargent Currier.
vii. REBECCA, b. 1773. m. Nathan Pike.
viii. HANNAH. m. Samuel Hatch.
2. THOMAS MINER, son of Thomas1. m. in Lancaster, March 11, 1795, Abigail Page. He res. in L. from 1794 to 1802.
Ch., b. in L., -
i. ARIEL, b. Nov. 26, 1795.
ii. MARY, b. July 16, 1798.
3. ISAAC MINER, son of Thomas 1, b. in Conn., June 17, 1764. m. Feb. 14, 1788, Mary, dan. of Simeon Avery, b. in Groton, Conn., Nov. 10, 1764, d. in Whitefield, April 27, 1843. He res. in L. from 1793 to 1828. Farmer. Cong. Rev. soldier, probably in Mass. or Conn. regt. He was employed in guarding cattle, to keep them away from the Tories. d. in Whitefield, July 11, 1847. Ch., -
i. SARAII, b. Jan. 15, 1789. m. first, James Badger. m. second, Nov. 23, 1809, William Morrill. res. Canaan, Vt. No ch.
ii. SIMEON A., b. May 12, 1791. m. Feb. 16, 1819, Mary P. Orcott. Ch., - Elsina J .; Lucius ; Orelia ; Pearl ; Avery ; Jude W .; Welcome ; Martha ; Franklin D .; Sarah W .; Mary ; Lemuel O .; Mary A.
4.
iii. ELISHA PERKINS, b. L. Jan. 28, 1793.
iv. MARY, b. L. March 16, 1795. m. Wing, d. Lyndon, Vt.
v. IlANNAH AVERY, b. L. July 20, 1797. m. Seth Morse. Ch., - George ; Leander ; Dennison ; Cordelia ; Emily ; Freeman.
vii.
vi. LUCY, b. L. Oct. 4, 1799. m. Chauncy Hill. res. Concord, Vt. No ch. DESIRE DENNISON, b. L. Feb. 9, 1802. m. Bela Orcott. Ch., - Lyman 11. ; Orrin W.
viii. CATHERINE LATHROP, b. L. June 21, 1804. m. Samuel Taylor Morse (See).
ix. ISAAC, b. L. March 7, 1807. m. Feb. 21, 1837, Sally Pearson. Farmer. He d. Whitefield, Nov. 12, 1894. She d Whitefield, Aug. 1, 1892. Ch., - Betsey H. ; Lauren J. ; Austin W. ; Sarah J. ; Mary P.
X. LODWICK, b. June 19, 1809. unm. d. about 1870.
4. ELISHA PERKINS MINER, son of Isaac 3, b. in L. Jan. 28, 1793. m. Eliza Berry, b. Feb. 1800, d. in L. Sept. 20, 1873, Cong. He res. in L. from 1793 until he d., Nov. 6, 1873. Carpenter. Cong.
Ch., b. in L., -
i. GEORGE WARNER, b. July 3, 1820.
5. ji. SILAS AVERY, b. July 12, 1822.
iii. AARON BRACKETT, b. May 6, 1825. I. O. O. F, N. G.
iv. NATHAN NILES, b. Ang. 11, 1827.
v. ISAAC PERKINS, b. Feb. 2, 1830.
vi. ROSWELL SARTWELL, b. April 1, 1832.
vii. ELIZA BELLOWS, b. Aug. 12, 1834. Brown.
pub. June 22, 1853, William M.
viii. HARRIET FAIRBANK, b. Aug. 14, 1836.
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5. SILAS AVERY MINER, son of Elisha Perkins 4, b. in L. July 12, 1822. m. Oct. 11, 1843, Sophia Jane, dau. of Benjamin Dailey, b. in Lisbon, July 13, 1826. She d. Feb. 20, 1900. He has res. in L. from birth to 1875, and since 1881. Carpenter. Republican. Ch., -
i. CHARLES ELVERT, b. L. June 30, 1844, d. L. April 17, 1845.
ii. JULIUS VERTON, b. L. July 12, 1846. m. Lizzie G. Stone. Watchmaker. res. Dover, N. J.
iii. CHAUNCY HILL, b. L. June 30, 1849. m. first, Mary Etta Quimby. m. second, Hattie - Cabinet-maker. res. Chicago, Ill. 1st N. H. Cav. Private.
iv. CARRIE BELL IONE, b. Manchester, Feb. 24, 1857. m. William Henry Dixon (See).
MINER.
6. SALMON G. MINER, m. first, Sept. 10, 1839. Sarah, dau. of Amasa Wheelock (See), b. in L. Oct. 30, 1818, d. in L. July 28, 1845. m. second, April 7, 1847, Phebe, dau. of Peter Paddleford (See), b. in Lyman, in 1824, d. in Chicago, Ill., Aug. 1866. He res. in L. from 1842 to 1851. Hatter. Fire ward, 1849. (History of Sanbornton, p. 843. L. Cen., p. 238.) Ch., by w. Sarah, -
i. GEORGE H., b. L. June 21, 1844, d. Oconto, Wis., Oct. 21, 1889. Com. Sergeant 3d N. 11. Inf.
MITCHELL.
1. JOHN MITCHELL, b. in Millstreet, Ireland, June 6, 1824. m. Honora Dougherty, b. in Killarney, Ireland, 1824, dan. of Timothy Dougherty. At a season of unrest and discontent in his native land, John Mitchell and his young wife were among the many who emigrated from Ireland to America during the last decade of the half-century. With the assimilative characteristics of his race he successfully adapted himself to the helpful conditions of his new environments. He settled in Vermont, and during the last thirty years of an active life he lived in Salem, now Derby, Vt. At once he became a resident and a citizen. He was a man of direct methods, good judgment, and unimpeachable integ- rity. He was frequently elected to town office, and upon several occa- sions he was the candidate of his party for the Assembly. He d. April 28, 1897. Democrat. Roman Catholic.
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i. DANIEL, b. Ireland, 1848, d. in infancy.
2. ii. JOHN M., b. Plymouth, July 6, 1849.
iii. DANIEL, b. 1850. d. in infancy.
iv. TIMOTHY, b. March 21, 1852. m. Oct. 2, 1877, Alice Dalton, who d. June 30, 1878; he d. April 29, 1882.
v. DANIEL, b. Salem, Vt., April 23, 1854. d. Oct. 30, 1866.
3. vi. WILLIAM HENRY, b. Wheelock, Vt., Sept. 18, 1856.
vii. JULIA A., b. Wheelock, Vt., Oct. 18, 1858. in. Oct. 15, 1885, M. T. Don- ovan, freight traffic manager B. & M. R. R. res. Somerville, Mass.
viii. ABBIE E., b. Wheelock, Vt., Oct. 24, 1860. res. Derby, Vt.
ix. MARY J., b. Wheelock, Vt., Oct. 30, 1862.
x. CATHERINE C., b. Derby, Vt., Jan. 18, 1866, clerk of the State Board of Agriculture. res. Concord.
xi. BENJAMIN, b. April 1, 1868. d. May 16, 1886.
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2. JOHN M. MITCHELL, son of John 1, b. in Plymouth, July 6, 1849. m. Nov. 19, 1874, Julia Charlotte, dan. of Peter P. Lonergan, b. in St. JJohnsbury. Vt., June 7, 1854, Roman Catholic. He res. in L. from 1870 to 1881. He was educated in the common and select schools of Northern Vt. and Derby, Vt., Academy, and studied law with Edwards & Dickerman, Derby, Vt., and Harry Bingham, of L., and was admitted to the Bar in Haverhill, March 19, 1872. April 1, 1873, he became a member of the firm of Bingham & Mitchell, which continued to July 1, 1879. when A. S. Batchellor was admitted to the firm, and it became Bingham, Mitchell & Batchellor. July 1, 1881, he moved to Concord, and with Hon. Harry Bingham formed the firm of Bingham & Mitchell, which was continued until the recent death of Mr. Bingham. Select- man, 1877-8. Solicitor Grafton Co., 1879 to 1881. Member Board of Education, Union District, 1873 to 8 inc. Representative from Con- cord, 1893-4. Railroad Commissioner Oct. 1888 to April, 1891. Mem- ber of State Commission on Statue of Franklin Pierce. Member State Board of Charities and Correction, 1895-6. J. P. Notary public. Democrat. Roman Catholic.
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i. AGNES, b. L. Ang. 13, 1875. unm. res. Concord.
ii. GERTRUDE, b. L. March 14, 1878, d. L. Nov. 9, 1878.
iii. LEO LONERGAN, b. Concord. June 25, 1885, d. Concord, Marchi 5, 1888. iv. MARION, b. Concord, Jan. 12, 1890.
3. WILLIAM HENRY MITCHELL, son of John 1, b. in Wheelock, Vt., Sept. 18, 1856. m. May 4, 1887, Delia, dau. of Edward F. Bingham (See), b. in MeArthur, Ohio, Episcopal. He has res. in L. since 1877. He was educated in the common schools of Northern Vt., Derby, Vt., Academy, and L. High School. He studied law with Bingham & Mitchell, and Bingham, Mitchell, & Batchellor, and was admitted to the Bar in Concord, March 19, 1880. He became a member of the firm of Bingham, Mitchell, & Batchellor, July 1, 1882, which firm was continned until the death of Mr. Bingham, when the firm of Batchellor & Mitchell succeeded. Author of Free Text Book Act, adopted by the Legislature of 1889. His printed articles comprise : Reports as Solicitor, in Vol. II., Grafton Co. Reports, pp. 165, 207, 253, 304, 358, 411. Address before the two Justices of the Supreme Court on trial of Frank C. Almy for murder of Christie C. Warden, pub. in the " Manchester Union," Nov. 18, 1891. Solicitor Grafton Co., 1889 to 1895. State Senator, 1889. Presidential Elector, Mckinley and Roose- velt, 1900. Fire ward, 1884-5-6. Prest. L. Driving Park Association, 1889. Superintendent of Town Schools, 1879-80. Member Board of Education, Union District, 1880 to 1898; Secretary, 1887 ; Prest., 1888 to 1896. Trustee State Normal School, 1887 to 1897. Prest. L. Musical Association, 1887. Board of Health, 1879-80. J. P. Notary public. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge. K. T., St. Gerard Com. A. A. S. R. 32º. (Child's Grafton Co. Gazetteer, p. 112. Now Hamp- shire Men, p. 226.)
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